Thought Factory Podcast #104 || Social Media Part 1: Symptoms on Display
In episode #104, we discussed social media affects all of us whether we like it or not. It’s not a fad or a trend, that will eventually go away like […]
Engagement
Thought Factory Podcast #102 || Students, Politics, & Civility
In episode #102, we asked thousands of students questions about the topic of politics to see if it’s important to them and where their level of interest is about the […]
Set Up Your Year up to Win
I have spent a lot of time in ministry spinning my wheels. I don’t know if you can relate, but there have been seasons where it felt like I couldn’t […]
How to Move Students Into a Deeper Relationship With Jesus
Sometimes I think we think it’s only about the physical stuff we need to do with our students or for our students in order to move them into a deeper […]
Five Tips to Remembering Students’ Names
Before my daughter was born, I remember considering the implications of bringing her in to this world. I would be responsible for providing her basic needs. I would be accountable […]
Posture Two: Life Over God
As some of you know, we are in a short blog series where we are discussing Skye Jenthani’s Faith Postures. Which takes a good hard look at with young people […]
Are “Religious Rights” Dead In Schools Today?
Perhaps you’ve heard of Joe Kennedy, the Bremerton, Washington high school football coach who prayed after games. He privately prayed on the field and players, on their own volition, joined […]
Muddy Funds
Have you ever run a 5K? Have you run a fun run? How about a mud run? The chances are pretty good in 2016 most of us have either run […]
Overpowering the Influence of the 2 Lies Media Promotes to Students
If you are in the business of working with students in youth ministry, you typically get (if you are lucky) 1% of their time in a typical week. And yet […]
Two Proven Ways To Engage Both Genders in #YouthMin
As with most of us, when I get talking, the things that I love most begin to spill out. I am a sports fan. I love to watch, talk, read, […]